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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

King Biscuit Blues Festival

ACCLAIMED BLIND
PIG ACTS AT THE KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL

Two highly acclaimed blues acts with new releases out on Blind Pig Records
- the Zac
Harmon Band and the Andy T-Nick Nixon Band - will be performing at
the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas, one of the most iconic
and longest running blues festivals in the U.S.

ZAC HARMON
BAND THURSDAY, OCTOBER
8th 4:00pm - 5:10pm

Zac
is one of the blues’ strongest live performers, thrilling fans everywhere
from Memphis to Mumbai. BluesWax
said, “Harmon’s stage show is like a Blues symphony where he segues from
one song to the next without a moment’s hesitation, building a head of
steam that is orgasmic. His hour on stage went by in an instant.”

Jazz Now said, “His show
affirmed all the hoopla that surrounds those dubbed as the hottest new act…
Soulful vocals, breathtaking showmanship… His flashy guitar style belies
the solid sound that he radiated on every tune, admirably backed by a
fantastic band.”

To watch a video of "Long Live the Blues," a track from Zac's new
CD Right
Man RIght Now, please click HERE.

Blues Symposium on
Saturday
On Saturday Oct. 10th Zac Harmon will participate in the "Call and
Response" Blues Symposium at the Malco Theater. From 12 noon
until 1:00 pm he will discuss the special magic of the Delta that gave rise
to America’s music, the blues. Also on the panel are Memphis
singer/songwriter Reba Russell, Bubba Sullivan, one of the founders of the
King Biscuit Festival, Matt Marshall, editor of American Blues Scene, and
moderator Don Wilcock, award-winning blues journalist. The Blues
Symposium is free to the public.

ANDY T-NICK
NIXON BAND SATURDAY, OCTOBER
10th 5:30pm - 6:40pm

The
blues has a history of great partnerships and Andy T and Nick Nixon
definitely belong in that select group.
Proof positive comes with their new release, Numbers Man, which debuted last
month on the Billboard blues chart. The album was produced by noted Texas
guitarist Anson Funderburgh, who will sit in with the band for their
festival appearance.

Andy T’s jazz-tinged guitar style is
influenced by T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Magic Sam, and Albert Collins among
others, yet it remains his own. The velvet-voiced Nixon, part of
Nashville’s thriving blues and R&B scene in the 60’s and 70’s, sings in
a style that recalls Jimmy Witherspoon and Billy Eckstine. Even though he’s
now in his 70’s, Nixon’s voice still has all the power and energy of a man
half his age and it’s crystal clear that this man was born to sing the
blues.

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